Young Theatre Makers: Stage Combat Workshop Ages 8-10

Young Theatre Makers: Stage Combat Workshop Ages 8-10 

Learn how to create fight scenes for the stage in this exciting workshop exploring stage combat! 

Stage combat is the art of creating the illusion of a fight safely and skillfully for an audience. Over a full day, we’ll explore this fun performance technique, working with choreography, control and communication in a safe and supportive professional environment. Learn primary stage combat moves, explore physical storytelling, and discover how performers make a fight look realistic on stage. 

The workshop will include: 

• Energising physical warm up games 
• Learning and practising carefully choreographed stage combat sequences 

• Exploring combat moves solo and with a partner 

• Using movement, reactions, character and performance to tell a story 

• Creating and performing our own exciting stage combat scenes using choreography learnt throughout the day 

The workshop is led by experienced Stage Combat Instructor, Fight Director and Performer Annie Mackenzie. Annie is the resident stage and screen combat instructor for BSA, SGS College, Fourth Monkey and Take 3. She has worked as Fight Director on numerous productions at Tobacco Factory Theatres, including Macbeth (2026), Beautiful Thing and Shakespeare in Love.